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4. How To Maximize Your Eternal Rewards

We
don’t often connect the dots between this life and the next. What is the
relationship, after all? Is there a relationship? Most of what I’m reading in
Christian and secular circles says that life is short and we should squeeze
every ounce of fun, happiness, and experience out of it. The implication is
that either this is all there is, or that in the next life we start with a
clean slate. But that’s simply not true. We do not start with a clean slate in
the next life. Our eternal quality of life is contingent on this life. That
means that our decisions and words in this life directly affect our eternal
status. Will you be great in heaven, or least? Are you daily investing in
eternity so as to earn rewards to enjoy forever, or are you merely living for
the temporary earthly rewards that you can see?

Jeff has been happily married to Jenny for 18 years and they have two daughters. He joined the staff of Trinity Bible Church of Richardson, Texas in 2001, and became its fifth Senior Pastor in 2005. You can follow Jeff's blog at www.jeffreyemiller.com.
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